Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stories. Join us as we uncover powerful, real-life stories from everyday individuals who’ve made a lasting impact—big or small. From quiet acts of courage to unexpected journeys, each episode celebrates the ripple effect one life can have on the world.
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The Dynamo Football Book Club is the podcast for football fans who love a good read. Each week, we dive into books by and about footballers — from autobiographies and biographies to ghostwritten epics and hidden gems. If Vardy’s vodka, Maradona mayhem, or the Cruyff kidnapping are your thing,, we’ve got you covered. We read em, so you don’t have to (although some of em you really ought to). The episodes are not tied to the match day cycle and can be listened to any time and in any order. Exp ...
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There’s a fascinating variety to a life in music; this series features wonderful musicians worldwide with in-depth conversations and great music. Many episodes feature guests playing music spontaneously as part of the episode or sharing performances and albums. The inspiration and connection found in a meaningful creative life, the challenges faced, and the stories from such a diversity of people will draw you into this weekly series, with many topics that will resonate with all listeners. A ...
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Pat McCusker: Scoring The Ezra Klein Show, Touring with David Duchovny, and Composing for Podcasts
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1:17:19Composer and audio producer Pat McCusker joins me to talk about his work creating music for The Ezra Klein Show, his role at The New York Times, and what it’s like touring the world as a musician with actor David Duchovny. Pat's music also appears on The Daily, Modern Love, and many more. 🎶 What we talk about in this episode: Composing the theme fo…
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Episode 47: The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro by Joe McGinness
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52:18🚨 Episode Drop! 🚨 Almost two years in, and on our 46th book, we think we’ve found the best one yet. Hold on to your hats, because Joe McGinniss’s The Miracle of Castel di Sangro is coming your way. Alistair had never even heard of it (he blames the title). But have you? 🤔 Back in 1996, tiny Castel di Sangro — a town of just 5,000 souls tucked away …
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Episode 1: Jamie Vardy - From Nowhere, My Story
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1:01:28In the first episode of the Ademola Bookmen Podcast, hosts Al Bond and Johnny Coughlan tackle the literary heft of the Jamie Vardy story. The skittle vodka swilling goal machine takes us from the lows of the English 8th tier to the highest of highs, the top of the Premier League. Is it worth a read? Listen & find out.…
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Clay Zeller-Townson of Ruckus Early Music
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1:18:27I have become a big fan of Ruckus, a dynamic Early Music ensemble, and I so enjoyed this uplifting conversation with Clay Zeller-Townson, their Artistic Director and bassoonist. ou’ll be hearing clips from The Edinburgh Rollick with music from the Niel Gow collection, featuring the violinist Keir GoGwilt, and because this music is very much at the …
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Injury Time 16: Dreams of Alistair - TV lineup draft
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55:24⚽ Injury Time 16 is here! 📺🎙️ In this episode, we choose our greatest television lineups. There may be some personal and national biases at play as we pick the best presenters 🎤, pundits 💬, and commentators 🎧. Thankfully, 🤖 AI is on hand to settle the debate and decide whose lineup comes out on top. Heated arguments 🔥, nostalgia 🕰️, and a few quest…
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Gold chains, big laughs, bigger honesty. Dave and Marsh salute the AusPost crew at Redbank Plains, swap an old-school trucking story, and talk plainly about drugs, alcohol, gambling, and how today’s testing culture changed the game. They also unpack “manifesting” more work and the realities of raising high-energy kids without labels. The back half …
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Leif Karlstrom's Volcano Listening Project: A Unique Fusion of Science and Music
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1:02:37Join me in getting to know the fascinating world of Leif Karlstrom, a musician and scientist who combines data sonification in his outstanding collaborative exploration, The Volcano Listening Project. Leif is an Earth scientist at the University of Oregon who studies fluid motions in and on volcanoes and glaciers, landscape evolution, and geodynami…
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🎧 Episode 46 is out now — and it’s the most Alistair-esque episode yet. That’s right, we’re doing our best to distract poor Al from events at the City Ground by diving into Psycho — the autobiography of his all-time hero, Stuart Pearce. ❤️🌳 The all-tackling, all-scoring, punk-loving left-back spent 12 loyal years at Nottingham Forest, sticking arou…
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This week on the Ripple Effect Podcast, Dave and Marsh take you from busted jobsite antics to timeless life lessons. You’ll hear about t-shirt sponsorships, beef tallow skincare, the cost of horses, Telstra madness in the ’90s, and why stoicism might just be the key to keeping your head straight. Funny, chaotic, and surprisingly insightful — this e…
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Martha Redbone: Blending Afro-Indigenous Identity and Appalachian Traditions Through Bold Creative Projects
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1:15:47Martha Redbone is acclaimed for her powerful performances as a singer, as well as her prize-winning song-writing, composition and arranging. For over 30 years she’s been in a successful collaboration with her partner Aaron Whitby and we talked about some of their new theatrical projects including Black Mountain Women, The Sex Variants of 1941, and …
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Injury Time 15: The Mayor of Barnet Fair - Clash of the terrible haircuts
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44:54🎧 Injury Time 15: The Mayor of Barnet Fair – Football’s Worst Haircuts 💈⚽ It’s a question as old as the combover: who had football’s worst-ever haircut? From tragic trims to peroxide crimes, we’ve gathered the very worst in a draft showdown that pits one smorgasbord of shockers against another. There are two routes to hair hell: Trying too hard 💇♂…
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Outrageous stories, real growth. Dave & Marsh trade chaotic tales (yep, that “Hot Rod” tattoo makes an appearance), tower-climbing days, and roadside shenanigans — then open up about healing, setting boundaries, and picking the right person. Funny, raw, and weirdly helpful — this is Real Talk with Dave & Marsh at its best.…
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Tammy Takaishi on Music Therapy, Creative Careers & Hosting Creative Peacemeal Podcast
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1:09:23Tammy Takaishi is a Board Certified Music Therapist, Podcaster and writer based in New York. We talked about her podcast Creative Peacemeal, her meaningful and multi-faceted career as a Music Therapist, and her full creative life including her writing. If music therapy is a career you’re curious about, you’ll be inspired by her stories and insights…
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Episode 45: Kevin Keegan - My Life in Football
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59:34🎧 Episode 45 is OUT NOW! ⚽🐭 He’s King Kev in England, Mäuserich (Mighty Mouse) in Germany — and everywhere he goes, he’s a two-time Ballon d’Or winner, European Cup champ, and all-round lovely fella. We are talking of course about Kevin Keegan. Sure, he’s a bit hapless at times but in the words of Bill Shankly, Keegan is “everything a man should be…
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Mark “The Hammer” Dixon is back to the mic with candid pub stories and the characters who shaped them. We open playfully—shirts, online tee rabbit holes, and moonlit “grounding”—before moving into two true stories: one addressing confronting conduct around children (content warning) and another involving a near-catastrophic arrest outside a pub. We…
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Injury Time 14: The Last Shall Be First – The Premier League’s Worst Ever Players
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28:58Matthew Jarvis 20:16 – “So the last shall be first, and the first last.” In this episode, we turn things on their head 🙃. We’re picking the worst players to notch up at least 100 Premier League appearances – that’s right, the aim of this draft is to lose. 🫣 Sure, if you’ve played 100 times in the EPL, you’re probably half-decent… but some of these …
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Carla Patullo: GRAMMY-Winning Composer on her album Nomadica, Grief, LGBTQ+ Mentorship & Healing
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1:08:40Welcome to Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman with powerful, in-depth conversations with a fascinating diversity of musical guests wordwide. In this moving episode, I sit down with GRAMMY-winning composer Carla Patullo. Carla shares her deeply personal journey as well as audio clips from Nomadica, her gorgeous new album born from grief,…
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In this episode, Dave & Marsh pull no punches as they share their journeys through narcissistic abuse, court battles, broken families, and the struggle to protect their kids. It’s confronting, raw, and often hilarious — proof that healing doesn’t have to be boring. From shy childhood moments to truck yard blow-ups, to navigating dating apps later i…
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Acoustic Legend Darol Anger: ‘Diary of a Fiddler 2’ Preview + Reflections on a Life in Music
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1:25:21Darol Anger is an acoustic music legend known as much for his innovative fiddle style beyond Bluegrass and Jazz traditions, and his teaching. Darol has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous pathbreaking ensembles such as the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, and his c…
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Episode 44: The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuściński
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35:50📚 Episode 44 is here! This week, we’re diving into The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuściński 🇵🇱 — the legendary Polish reporter, a writer who happened to be a journalist (in his own words) and a man who played fast and loose with the truth, it seems. ⚔️ The book centres on the 1969 war between Central American neighbours El Salvador 🇸🇻 and Honduras 🇭🇳 …
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On Real Talk with Dave & Marsh, the conversation is as real as it gets—funny, blunt, and sometimes a little too honest. This episode dives into a classic question: who actually listens when you’re talking? From mums and partners who claim they “don’t tune in” but can quote you word-for-word, to mates who act disinterested but never miss an episode,…
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Episode 29: Messi - The Definitive Biography by Guillem Balague
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58:46How do you follow a 5-time Ballon D’or winner? Well, with an 8-time Ballon D’or Winner of course. That’s right, its Part II of the Guillem Balague GOAT saga and our review of his biography of one Lionel Messi. Originally published in 2013 but updated for the Argentina World Cup win in 2022, the book is a long one, covering the descent from heaven o…
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Episode 28: Cristiano Ronaldo - The Biography by Guillem Balague
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59:28It’s our 28th episode and we are starting the new year with the first part of the Balague GOAT saga. First up is his award-winning biography of Cristiano Ronaldo. This player certainly needs no introduction but if you insist then 5 Champions League wins, 5 Ballons D’or, and seven straight calendar years in which he scored more than 50 goals will su…
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Electric Strings, Classical Roots: Tracy Silverman on Turtle Island, Strum Bowing, and Creative Freedom (re-release)
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2:07:20Originally released in 2022: Tracy Silverman is truly an inspiring musician in every respect and it was such an honour to meet him and be able to record this memorable episode! This interview is also available as a video; the transcript is also linked on my website We talked about his classical roots, studying with legendary teachers Lewis Kaplan a…
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Mark Dixon is back in The Hammer Files, serving up outrageous stories from his days as a bouncer, bodyguard, and all-round mischief-maker. Dave tries to keep things on track, but with Mark behind the mic, nothing’s off-limits. Packed with laughs, jaw-dropping moments, and the kind of yarns you’ll be repeating to your mates, this episode proves why …
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Derek Gripper: Guitar, Kora, and the Art of Listening (re-release)
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1:22:16This was originally released in 2022. The internationally renowned South African guitarist Derek Gripper is famous for his groundbreaking technique for evoking the West African kora on the guitar. During this episode you’ll get to hear Derek play quite a bit and you will hear his wonderful insights on how we listen to and learn music, the influence…
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Injury Time 13: The Steve McMahon Windscreens Shield – a Wrong ’Uns 5-a-side draft
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47:24⚽ Injury Time 13: The Steve McMahon Windscreens Shield – a Wrong ’Uns draft ⚽ OUT NOW! 🎧 What makes a wrong ’un? Cheating on your wife? ❌ Not necessarily. Cheating on your wife for eight years… with your sister-in-law? ✅ That probably qualifies. It’s hard to define, but you know one when you see one. In Injury Time 13, we each draft our Top 5 Wrong…
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Milly: Heavy Haulage Queen and Holding Her Own
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1:02:39In this episode of the Ripple Effect Podcast, we’re joined by Milly — a veteran heavy haulage pilot driver with decades of wild stories, sharp wit, and a heart of gold. From navigating massive oversize loads across Australia to dealing with clueless motorists, dodgy radio calls, and breakdowns in the middle of nowhere, Milly shares what life is rea…
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Collected Strands Improvising Ensemble and Weaver Maryanne Moodie (re-release)
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1:08:57I'm re-releasing this episode, because my improvising ensemble Collected Strands have just released our second album, Volume 2, also with beautiful cover art by Maryanne Moodie. This is a special episode of my podcast, celebrating Volume 1 with my improvising ensemble Collected Strands. The other musicians in the group have all been featured previo…
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Maya Youssef: Teaching Arabic Music, Overcoming Challenges, and her Creative Life Through the Qanun
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1:16:01I’m delighted to welcome Maya Youssef, the world-renowned "Queen of the qanun" and innovative British-Syrian educator .You can also watch on YouTube, and the transcript is linked as well to my website: Maya shares with us how her frustrations with the traditional teaching of Arabic music led her to develop her unique system for teaching musicians a…
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Episode 43: It's Only the Ray Parlour Autobiography - The Romford Pelé
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59:14🎙️ Episode 43 of the Dynamo Football Bookclub is out! 💆♂️ Massage parlour, 💅 beauty parlour… Ray Parlour. That’s right — it’s only Ray Parlour’s autobiography, The Romford Pelé! 📖⚽ Fun fact: Parlour has played in the Premier League for Arsenal more times than any other player 🔴⚪ He’s also a cheeky chappie who stole potted plants 🪴, terrorised poor…
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This one’s a wild ride, from hidden trauma to bad tattoo regrets, and everything in between. Dave and Marsh go deep on why men don’t talk, how trauma shows up in your body, and why doing the work (even when it’s messy) is worth it. We unpack family dynamics, the long road of healing, how anger masks pain — and of course, throw in a few laughs about…
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Lily Henley: Sephardic Identity, Ladino Language and Songwriting
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59:47The wonderful singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and scholar Lily Henley sings in the endangered language Ladino and during this podcast you’ll hear clips from her album Oras Dezaoradas. Blending her roots in American and Celtic music, Lily creates powerful original music that honours centuries of Sephardic women’s voices. These songs tell t…
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Injury Time 12: African EPL Draft - Danny Invincible 11s v. Orlando Pirates
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44:44🎧 Episode 12 of Injury Time is here! 🎙️ It’s the Great African Draft Showdown — Johnny’s Danny Invincible 11s take on Alistair’s Orlando Pirates in a five-a-side battle to determine who really knows their African football EPL legends. 🇿🇦⚽🇪🇬🇨🇲 Our hosts pick their best five-a-side teams of African Premier League players and AI tells us who’d win. Wi…
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The boys are back behind the mics with more unfiltered stories, big laughs, and deeper reflections. From the chaos of trucking life and family pressures to late-night overthinking and mirror pep talks—we’re hitting it all. There’s honest chat about mental health, a few digs at each other (classic), and some gold nuggets of wisdom hidden in between …
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Exploring Global Soundscapes with Karen Power: Arctic Ice, Namibian Bats & Inclusive Music-Making
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1:12:31Karen Power is an Irish composer who uses environmental sounds in her intriguing work. She is a master field recordist who has recorded sounds in some of the worlds most isolated and challenging locations including The Arctic, Amazon, and Namib Desert. You'll hear clips of her work including The Bats of Namibia, Frogs of Angor Wat, fascinating bog …
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Episode 42: The Feet of the Chameleon - The Story of African Football by Ian Hawkey
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47:08🎙️ Episode 42 is LIVE! 📘 The Feet of the Chameleon – The Story of African Football by Ian Hawkey ⚽️🌍 An epic journey through the past, present & power of African football. In this episode of the Dynamo Football Bookclub, we explore the rich, complex and utterly compelling story of football across Africa’s 54 nations 🇿🇲🇪🇬🇸🇳🇨🇲. 🦁 From apartheid-era p…
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Dave and Marsh dive headfirst into the messy, hilarious, and ultimately liberating journey of self-healing. In this refreshingly honest episode, join them as they tackle personal trauma, the chaos of modern life, and unconventional paths to peace. From candid confessions about past struggles (including some truly wild stories from the "Telstra days…
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Teagan Faran: Exploring Contemporary Violin, Electroacoustic Sound, Tango Traditions & Teaching Philosophy
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1:02:44Teagan Faran is a remarkable violinist known for her versatility as a performer, composer, and improviser. In this episode, you’ll hear selections from her album Middle Child—a compelling and genre-spanning musical journey featuring works by acclaimed contemporary composers, as well as Tegan’s own reimagining of Brahms’ beloved Intermezzo. A Fulbri…
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Injury Time 11: The Battle of Brobdingnag - Giant Player Draft
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30:10Having passed out Crouchie in the podcast charts a couple of weeks ago, we've decided to tackle more giants of the game 🤖 In Injury Time 11 🎙️ we tackle a question that’s baffled football fans for years: who are the greatest players standing at 6′5″ and above? 🏰 ⚽ Have there been any genuinely decent towering strikers beyond the aforementioned Pete…
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In this episode of the Ripple Effect Podcast, Dave and Marshall dive headfirst into the uncomfortable truth about excuses and self-sabotage. From the little lies we tell ourselves to the daily habits that either build us up or break us down, we unpack how easy it is to get soft in a world designed for comfort. We talk about what it really means to …
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Olcay Bayir on Alevi Roots, Anatolian Folk & Her Album Tu Gul î
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50:09I’m joined by the extraordinary Olcay Bayir, a British singer-songwriter of Kurdish Alevi origin, originally from Turkey. Olcay opens up about the challenges of immigrating as a teenager, her classical training in opera, and how she has forged her own unique musical path. You’ll hear clips from her 2024 album Tu Gulî, along with selections from her…
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Episode 41: Do You Speak Football by Tom Williams
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52:57In Episode 41, we move beyond biographies and autobiographies for the first time and into the wonderful world of the language of football with Do You Speak Football by Tom Williams. In his book, Williams takes us, Palinesque, on a tour of the world explaining how football is spoken about by fans everywhere. If you would like to find out where a def…
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Linc’s Story: Surviving Brain Surgery
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1:05:47This week on the Ripple Effect Podcast, we sit down with Linc to hear his incredible story of surviving brain surgery. From the first signs that something was wrong to the life-changing diagnosis, Linc opens up about the fear, the fight, and the resilience it took to make it through. He shares the raw details of his surgery and recovery, how it cha…
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Joel Styzens: Relax Your Ears: Joel Styzens on Hearing Damage & Musical Recovery
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1:00:23Joel Styzens is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose career as a drummer was transformed due to sudden hearing damage. He talked to me about dealing with the physical and psychological effets of hyper acusis and tinnitus, the beauty of hammered dulcimer, and you’ll hear clips from his first 2 albums Relax Your Ears and Resonance. He’s a music…
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Discipline, Mental Health & a Fight Night Comeback
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1:04:56From getting KO’d by his sister to becoming a 4–0 pro boxer, Jimmy “Two Shoes” brings stories that’ll leave you laughing, inspired, and maybe even booking a one-way ticket to Thailand. In this episode, we dive into Jimmy’s wild journey—how he went from amateur boxing burnout to finding clarity and discipline in a remote Thai gym (and temple). We ta…
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Injury Time 10: Kanye's boots - more football music
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43:40🎧 Once more into the football-musical breach… 🎤⚽ We’re back with one final (for now) dive into the weird and wonderful world of footballers who made music. 🎶👟 Footballing genius doesn’t always translate to musical talent (spoiler: some of these are rough) 😬🎵 — but there are surprises. And its all good fun anyway... 💫 The players featured in this ep…
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Healing Through Music: Amanda Martinez on Grief, Mental Health & Her Album Recuerdo
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1:14:17Amanda Martinez writes and records mostly in Spanish, the language of her Mexican dad who biked all the way from Mexico to Canada, and you’ll learn how Amanda’s recent album Recuerdo helped her process her grief going through the illness and death of her father. Amanda is also an actor, and you’ll hear about some of her experiences acting, includin…
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Episode 40: Flight to Bogota - England's Football Rebel Neil Franklin by John Leonard
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47:58This week, we dive into Flight to Bogotá by John Leonard — the true story of Neil Franklin, the England defender hailed by Tom Finney as the finest defender of his generation… until he threw it all away. In the years after WWII, Franklin played 27 times for England and had a ticket to the 1950 World Cup in the bag 🏆. But instead of heading to Brazi…
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In this episode, we dive headfirst into the unspoken side of hard work — the loneliness that creeps in while chasing the Aussie dream. From seed retention to sitting down to piss (yes, really), Dave and Marshall unpack the emotional toll of grinding 24/7, missing family moments, and learning how to be happy alone. There's banter, brutal honesty, mi…
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